Cultural Resources Survey Of A Portion Of Murphy And Cedar Islands Charleston And Georgetown Counties South Carolina PDF Download

From February 9 - February 27, 1981, Carolina Archaeological Services conducted an intensive overview investigation of the cultural resource potential contained within an approximately 360-acre area of Harmony plantation, near Georgetown, South Carolina. Contract activities included literature, archival and informant research as well as a reconnaissance survey of the primary impact zone associated with a proposed diked spoil disposal area on Harmony plantation near the Sampit River. The services contracted by the Corps of Engineers included 'a survey and evaluation of all sources reasonably available which document the existence of archeological and historic resources which would be affected by the construction and use of a diked disposal area on Harmony Plantation near the Sampit River'. The project area is located three river miles and 4.5 highway miles from the City of Georgetown, South Carolina. The proposed disposal area would be used in the maintenance dredging of Georgetown Harbor to dispose of shoal material from the Sampit River. For purposes of the cultural resources investigation, it was assumed that the entire 360-acre tract would be impacted by heavy equipment during either construction of the dike or from clearing and grubbing of timber; also from the spreading of dredged spoil over the ground surface.